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The Peerage of Great Britain comprises all extant peerages created in the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Act of Union 1707 but before the Act of Union 1800. The Peerage of Great Britain thus replaced the Peerages of England and Scotland, until it was itself replaced by the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1801. Until the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999, all Peers of Great Britain could sit in the House of Lords. The ranks of the Great British peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount and Baron.

In the following table of Great British peers, higher or equal titles in the other peerages are listed.

1 Dukes in the Peerage of Great Britain

Title	Creation	Other titles
The Duke of Brandon	1711	Duke of HamiltonThe Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643. The Duke of Hamilton was created Duke of Brandon in 1711, making the holder one of the five people currently to hold two different dukedoms, the others being the Duke of Cornwall in the Peerage of Scotland
The Duke of ManchesterThe title Duke of Manchester was created for Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester, in 1719. The subsidiary titles of the Duke of Manchester are: Earl of Manchester (created 1626), Viscount Mandeville (1620) and Baron Montagu of Kimbolton (1620). The du	1719Events January 23 The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe Prussia conducts Europe's first systematic census Ongoing events Great Northern War ( 1700- 1721) Births November 3
The Duke of NorthumberlandThe title Duke of Northumberland was created in 1551 for John Dudley. He supported the claim of his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, to the English throne, but when she was deposed by Queen Mary, Dudley was convicted of high treason and executed. George F	1766Events January 1 Bonnie Prince Charlie becomes the new Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain as King Charles III and figurehead for Jacobitism. March 5 Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans. March 18 Am

2 Marquesses in the Peerage of Great Britain

Title	Creation	Other titles
The Marquess of LansdowneThe title of Marquess of Lansdowne was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1784 for William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, the former Prime Minister. Lord Lansdowne holds the subsidiary titles of Earl Wycombe of Chipping Wycombe in the County of Buc	1784Events January 6 the Turks agree to Russia's annexation of the Crimea in the Treaty of Constantinople January 14 The U. Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with England to end the American Revolutionary War February 27 Count of St Germain dies of pneumo
The Marquess TownshendThe title of Marquess Townshend was created in the Peerage of Great Britain in 1787 for George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend. Lord Townshend holds the subsidiary titles of Viscount Townshend of Raynham in the County of Norfolk (1682), and Baron Townsh	1787
The Marquess of Stafford	1786	Duke of Sutherland in the Peerage of the UK
The Marquess of Salisbury	1789
The Marquess of Bath	1789
The Marquess of Abercorn	1790	Duke of Abercorn in the Peerage of Ireland
The Marquess of Hertford	1793
The Marquess of Bute	1796

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